Headout Picks 5/28/14

THE END OF SAX: Noah Bernstein performs during Grammies’ last show (for now) at Habesha Lounge on May 21. - IMAGE: Emma Browne

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WEDNESDAY MAY 28

ELIZABETH WARREN[BOOKS ] Elizabeth Warren is like an electable Ralph Nadar, championing consumers and the middle class in her new book, A Fighting Chance.
The senior senator from Massachusetts is arguably the most important
progressive politician of our era and she’s coming to…wait, Beaverton? Powell’s Books at Cedar Hills Crossing, 3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd., Beaverton, 228-4651. 7 pm. Free.

THURSDAY MAY 29

TWEAK BIRD[MUSIC] If the Presidents of the United
States of America started a sludge-metal side project, it might sound
like this brotherly duo, which blends muddy low end and catchy, poppy,
alt-rock vocals with hooks that’ll stay in your head days after your
ears stop ringing. Bunk Bar, 1028 SE Water Ave., 328-2865. 10 pm. $8 advance, $10 day of show. 21+.

CAMERON ESPOSITO[COMEDY] The phenomenal comic—
recognizable by her side mullet and omnipresent jean jacket and, oh
yeah, her super-smart but conversational style of standup—is recording
her second comedy album tonight, and the price of admission is likely to
be less than the record will cost upon its release. Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi Ave., 288-3895. 7:30 and 10:30 pm. $5. 21+.

TIME-CAPSULE OPENING[HISTORY] Back in 1984—the time of Bruce
Springsteen, Madonna, way before Nirvana, when there was U2 and Blondie
and music still on MTV—the then-fledgling Oregon Historical Society
buried a time capsule in Pioneer Courthouse Square. Now, they open it.
Dibs on the mint edition of Paperboy. Pioneer Courthouse Square, 701 SW 6th Ave. 10:30 am.

TUESDAY JUNE 3

NEAL MORGAN[MUSIC] In between sessions supporting
the likes of Bill Callahan and Joanna Newsom, the Portland drummer
records impressionistic albums combining spoken word with solo
percussion. His new self-titled release begins with Morgan’s
unaccompanied voice and ends with him talking only through his trap kit.
It’s a challenging record that, much like an elaborate painting,
demands you pay attention to the details. Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison St., 239-7639. 8:30 pm. $6. 21+.